Quick Start

Available to: Students, Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments

Cost: See cost details, below.

MyMedia, an enterprise video platform, is a cloud-based video streaming service for delivery of BU-licensed or produced content to authorized viewers.  The platform allows faculty, staff and students to manage audio-visual assets for classrooms, websites, and departmental use.
Deliver content to multiple devices, users and web portals, anytime, anywhere.

Students can upload content to MyMedia via their Blackboard courses which have integrated with this service. Faculty and staff can upload content directly at mymedia.bu.edu.

Benefits

MyMedia supports the creation and management of course specific audiovisual instructional materials including the integration of this content into BU’s Learning Management System(s). Centralized administration of the streaming video platform with distributed management by individual schools, colleges, and departments reduces the need for multiple systems.

Key Features

  • Integrated with Blackboard Learn
  • Upload of audio and video content in multiple formats
  • Video capture and editing tools for creation and editing of new or existing content
  • Creation of quizzes and knowledge checks
  • Analytics and metrics
  • Content curation and management through the use of channels and playlists
  • Digital Rights Management
  • ADA access compliant player
  • Machine and human based captioning for videos
  • Integration capability through use of open, documented interfaces with other core BU systems
  • FERPA compliant for data and assets stored and accessed on the platform
  • Granular security for user access and authentication
  • Central and distributed platform/content administration

What to Expect

This service normally will be available 24/7, with the exception of standard change windows, as described in IS&T’s standard policies, procedures, and schedules for making changes.

Requirements

  • Use of the service must adhere to Boston University’s Computing Ethics and Terms of Use for this service
  • Any content uploaded must be properly licensed and used in accordance with US and International Copyright Law
  • Requires a BU login and Kerberos password to upload content
  • List of Kaltura supported browsers and platforms

Cost

  • No charge to individual users
  • Departmental inquires should be directed to Educational Technology

Getting Started

View the Getting Started guide